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Claire's story

Sep 19, 2017

Year Condition Began: 1990


Claire was born with severe micrognathia, bilateral cleft lip, and palate, rib gaps, bell-shaped thorax.

She had a tracheostomy at 3 days, cleft lip repair at 5 days, cleft palate repair at 6 months and first costocondilar graft at 1 year. Numerous surgeries followed, including the building of eye sockets and TMJ.

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